Part 3, The Hand of God; Chapter's 6-7 Summary and Analysis

In the middle chapters of Part Three; "The Hand of God" we see the Lombard Bankers scrabbling to gain control over the monarchy, and Tolomei's plans bearing fruit.

Chapter Six 'Tolomei Wins' sees the elderly Lombard Banker awakened in the middle of the night by a procession of guards and the Archbishop Marigney. Fearing the worst, Tolomei hurriedly dresses and attempts to appear calm as the Archbishop enters his home.

Here, in a private meeting the Archbishop challenges the Lombard Banker why he has been threatening the monarchy and Tolomei reveals that he still has the signed contract that reveals that Archbishop Marigney embezzled Templar gold for his own profit. The Archbishop at first pleads with Tolomei, trying to convince him that the monarchy has no intention of persecuting...